Where does “raddling” come from?

raddling (English) comes from English raddle, from English reddle, from English ruddle, from English rud, from Middle English rudden, from Old English rudian, from Proto-West Germanic rodēn, from Proto-Germanic rudāną — red.

raddling (English): present participle of raddle

Definitions

  1. present participle of raddle

Ancestry of “raddling”, step by step

raddling traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English raddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraddleA red ochre; To mark with raddle; to daub...
2EnglishreddleRed ochre; To redden
3EnglishruddleA form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep;...
4Englishrudredness; blush; ruddle; red ochre; Alternative...
5Middle EnglishruddenTo rub between the hands; to rub oneself (with something); to move back and forwards on a surface
6Old Englishrudianto be ruddy
7Proto-West Germanicrodēnto be red
8Proto-Germanicrudānąto be red
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via English line

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlineA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
2Middle Englishlinerope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,...
3Old Englishlīneline, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,...
4Proto-West Germanic*līnāline, chord, rope, string
5Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
6Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via English rat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishratA medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus...
2Middle EnglishraatAlternative form of ratte
3Old EnglishrætAlternative form of rætt
4Old Englishrættrat
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “raddling

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-